With his first album in 10 years, Mulatu Plays Mulatu, recorded in both London and Addis Ababa, 81 year-old Mulatu Astatke, ...

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Lalah Hathaway joins Robert Glasper & Bilal, as Matt Hansen, Tigran Hamasyan and rising local talent Caleb Dlamini complete ...

Prepare for the Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2026 with our curated playlist featuring iconic tracks from jazz legends and emerging artists.

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Jazz played a quiet but powerful role in the fight against apartheid in South Africa. Artists like Hugh Masekela and Abdullah Ibrahim used music to protest racial segregation, promote unity, and give ...

Two major jazz festivals. One weekend. The Western Cape’s music scene braces for an unusual clash between a global brand and ...

The festival has unveiled artists’ line-up, promising to reaffirm its status as Africa's Grandest Gathering, an internationally renowned cultural event that appeals to jazz aficionados from around the ...

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NYC bassist and composer Essiet Okon Essiet is teaming up with local talent to honor jazz bass legends at the Sofia Theatre ...

Randy Weston, an esteemed pianist whose music and scholarship advanced the argument — now broadly accepted — that jazz is, at its core, an African music, died Saturday at his home in New York. He was ...

The globally acclaimed jazz-inspired, multi-genre festival will offer attendees a blend of international acts, local stars, ...